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Too Many Names...?

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Hi All,

My full name is Gavin M J Smith (it's not actually Smith, but you get the picture). I booked, and sat my A+ Essentials exam with Pearson Vue.

When I sat the exam, they had my name as: Gavin M Smith. Whether that was my fault or theirs, I don't know. I've since contacted Pearson Vue, and they've ammended my profile with them to read Gavin M J Smith. However, CompTIA still have me as 'Gavin M Smith'

I contacted CompTIA and got this reply:

Please follow the instructions included below so we can make that change for you. Please note our middle initial field only holds one character. So please advise whether you want the initials at the end of your first name of the beginning of your last (you will need to remember this when you create your login). Follow the instructions below:

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This seems a little weird, as surely I'm not the only one with two middle names!

I can provide CompTIA with the details they need, and then they will store my name as:
First Name: Gavin M
Middle Initial: J
Surname: Smith

However, when I go to sit the next exam, I invision problems as Pearson Vue hold my name as:
First Name: Gavin
Middle Initials: M J
Surname: Smith

Any thoughts on this? Seems a right pain.

I was thinking, would it be better to contact both CompTIA and Pearson Vue and ask them to remove my middle initials alltogether?

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I am having a similar issue. I need to tell CompTIA what I want on my certificate. I know it is preference, but I can't find a reason to include or exclude my middle initial/name. This is only one of 2 threads I could find on the matter, so posting this to both. Just looking for an opinion that makes sense to me.

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